Renal Cell Cancer Tumor Thrombi Causing a Massive Pulmonary Embolus in A 34-Year-Old Man
- 1 October 1993
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Journal of Urology
- Vol. 150 (4) , 1225-1226
- https://doi.org/10.1016/s0022-5347(17)35736-1
Abstract
We describe a 34-year-old man who survived a massive pulmonary embolus caused by renal cell cancer tumor emboli. The literature and clinical presentation are discussed.Keywords
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